Baby socks and related items with improved in-place retention
OwnerGabriel Miller, Jessica Millerinventors
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Abstract
An improved baby sock that will reduce the instance of the sock coming off the foot while in use and related applications to children's, women's, and men's socks. Application of the invention to improved in-place retention for hats, mittens, foot-less onesies, shoes, and bedding are presented.
Claims15
A sock comprising:
- an upper portion that has an elastic property;
- said upper portion having areas of silicone attached to the interior of said sock arranged at horizontal intervals in the range of 1 millimeters to 25 millimeters measured from edge-to-edge, and a vertical interval of 1 millimeters to 25 millimeters measured edge-to-edge, where each area of silicone has a surface area at the base in the range of 0.7 to 100 millimeters squared, and a thickness of 1.1 millimeters to 3 millimeters, such that concentrated points of pressure are produced at the points of contact between the areas of silicone and the foot or leg surface of the wearer.
A sock and ankle covering combination, wherein said sock further comprises areas of silicone on the exterior of the sock, and said ankle covering comprises a shoe, boot, ankle-foot-orthosis, ankle brace, ankle covering, or ankle portion of a pant leg, said ankle covering further comprising areas of silicone attached to its interior wall located in a reciprocal fashion to the exterior areas of silicone of the sock, such that one or more of the areas of silicone of the sock and one or more of the areas of silicone on the ankle covering are in contact when worn.
A foot or ankle covering comprising:
- a shoe, boot, ankle-foot-orthosis, ankle brace, ankle covering, or ankle portion of a pant leg having areas of silicone attached to the interior of said foot or ankle covering, arranged at horizontal intervals in the range of 1 millimeters to 25 millimeters measured from edge-to-edge, and a vertical interval of 1 millimeter to 25 millimeters measured edge-to-edge, where each area of silicone has a surface area at the base in the range of 0.7 to 100 millimeters squared and a thickness of 1.1 millimeters to 3 millimeters, such that concentrated points of pressure are produced at the points of contact between the areas of silicone and the skin surface or sock of the wearer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.